About block 966,673
Bitcoin block 966,673 was mined by AntPool on September 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM UTC, 7 min 4 s after block 966,672. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,781 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 966,673 is number 1,010 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 1,006 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,327 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,112 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.